What to do with that spare, orphaned Blomberg?

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What to do with that spare, orphaned Blomberg?

Postby ScaleCraft » Sat Mar 12, 2022 3:45 pm

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Re: What to do with that spare, orphaned Blomberg?

Postby J. S. Bach » Sat Mar 12, 2022 4:12 pm

All I get is:

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Re: What to do with that spare, orphaned Blomberg?

Postby ScaleCraft » Sat Mar 12, 2022 8:07 pm

https://i.pinimg.com/564x/5b/ea/13/5bea ... dd4ea3.jpg

try that. No idea why the last didn't work.
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Re: What to do with that spare, orphaned Blomberg?

Postby J. S. Bach » Mon Mar 14, 2022 12:28 am

Neat creation, I wonder what it does. There appears to be some kind of small-engine exhaust stack on the top.

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Re: What to do with that spare, orphaned Blomberg?

Postby ScaleCraft » Mon Mar 14, 2022 1:08 am

Batteries. Red placards on the ends look like they talk about charging. Probably belt pack radio control, but that's a guess.
I have a spare Blomberg and a bunch of boxes.
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Re: What to do with that spare, orphaned Blomberg?

Postby sarge » Mon Mar 14, 2022 5:40 am

J. S. Bach wrote:Neat creation, I wonder what it does.


There were at least three of them, though one was built on an Alco switcher truck. They are battery powered and used to move diesels back and forth short distances such as over a below-floor wheel grinder. The one Dave shows was the "bug" used at the Enola wheel-shop. They arguably draw their lineage back to one built by New York Central out of an MU truck that lived at the Harmon Shops complex.

The Conrail versions had controls on the sides; one or two might have had a pendent control like an electric overhead crane.
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